Michelle Zauner, of pop band Japanese Breakfast, chronicled her relationship with her mum and her Korean identity in her first book, Crying in H Mart. In her second, she will trace her language journey.

The results underscore how the US$160 billion memory market is bouncing back this year, buoyed by a boom in data centres and AI development.

Chinese sanda and Korean taekwondo are both relatively young Asian martial arts that stem from traditional fighting systems and emphasise respect, but the techniques are quite different.

Japan prepares for a blazing summer but tight budgets prompt many to shun air conditioning, while Seoul teems with insects due to early heatwave.

South Koreans spend a monthly average of US$59 on splurge purchases, while the 20 countries’ average in the Deloitte report stood at US$41.

The comments by Gary Samore come after the US and South Korea discussed enhancing nuclear deterrence to counter threats from the North.

Pyongyang has floated more than 1,000 balloons into the South over the past month, forcing delays and diversions at airports.

South Korea rejected Pyongyang’s claim of successfully testing a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a 4.5 tonne warhead.

A passenger car drove in the wrong direction and collided with two other cars just before hitting the pedestrians, South Korean media reported.

The switch makes monitoring such broadcasts a challenge for South Korea’s government agencies, and follows Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea in June,

The online outrage marks deepening gender conflict among youth in South Korean society, fuelled by social and economic woes, expert says.

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles and the second may have failed and blown up during an irregular flight, possibly raining debris inland, South Korea’s military said.

The badges underscore Kim Jong-un’s elevation to the ranks of his grandfather Kim Il-sung and father Kim Jong-il, an analyst says.

The Post investigates a new method of dating which is taking off in South Korea where would-be couples use their sense of smell to identify the potential love of their life.

The trilateral ‘Freedom Edge’ exercise involves navy destroyers, fighter jets and the nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.

Chinese tourists visiting South Korea have surged this year, with travellers drawn by sites linked to boy band BTS and Korean television series Welcome to Samdal-ri.

Singapore passport holders have the most flexibility for travel worldwide, with the ability to visit 195 countries without a visa.

Alibaba Cloud’s updated infrastructure strategy prioritises expansion in Southeast Asia and Mexico.

Seoul called Pyongyang’s claim of a successful test as ‘deception and exaggeration to cover up the failure’.

Seoul says the test ended in a mid-air explosion, differing from Japan’s analysis and contradicting the North’s claims of MIRV success.

Even with Russia emerging as a boon for Chinese shipbuilders, a market bonanza appears unlikely as trade restrictions keep growing and a ‘self-sanctioning’ occurs.

Busan’s Saha District aims to reverse declining birth rates with a matchmaking programme that gives financial incentives to prospective couples,

Pyongyang’s suspected hypersonic ballistic missile test has analysts worried the regime is inflaming tensions to skirt sanctions.